Population 359 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Varney
Household size in Varney
| Period | Varney | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.31 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.33 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.03 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.30 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.01 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Varney is a place of small households, averaging 2.30 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Varney
| Period | Varney | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.1 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.0 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.9 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.5 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +7.4 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 44.5, Varney is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees. West Virginia as a whole looks much the same. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 37.1, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Varney
| Period | Varney | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.8% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.2% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.8% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 13.2% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.5 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in eight households in Varney (13.2%), a bit above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Varney
Renters in Varney
| Period | Varney | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.0% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 27.0% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 33.8% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 35.5% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +13.5 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting in Varney is about as common as it is nationally: 35.5% of households rent, against 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in West Virginia overall (25.1%). Among homeowners, 81.9% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Varney
| Period | Varney | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.3% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.4% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 20.7% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.9% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.4 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Varney than nationally: 12.9%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. Even so, the rate is lower than in West Virginia as a whole (14.9%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Varney
| Period | Varney | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1984 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1989 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1981 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | −4 | +6 | +6 |
The typical home in Varney was built around 1981, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in West Virginia overall, where the median home dates to 1976.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Varney
| Period | Varney | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $280 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $369 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $405 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $527 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$247 | +$327 | +$606 |
Rent in Varney runs $527 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 31.9% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Varney
Bachelor's degrees in Varney
| Period | Varney | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.4% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.0% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 7.1% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.3% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −5.1 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Varney have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 7.3%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Varney
| Period | Varney | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 73.3% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 70.3% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 72.0% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 82.9% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +9.6 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Varney never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.9% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Varney
| Period | Varney | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.1% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 21.4% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 23.1% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 18.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | +4.3 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Varney runs well above the national rate: 18.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Varney compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varney | 2.30 | 44.5 | 13.2% | 35.5% | 12.9% | 1981 | $527 | 7.3% | 82.9% | 18.4% |
| Red Jacket | 2.28 | 46.5 | 13.8% | 28.2% | 12.8% | 1982 | $526 | 7.7% | 79.0% | 14.1% |
| Ragland | 2.58 | 44.0 | 5.9% | 28.0% | 16.9% | 1989 | $778 | 10.9% | 80.4% | 13.1% |
| Taylorville | 2.51 | 42.6 | 9.4% | 28.2% | 18.4% | 1988 | $616 | 10.6% | 80.6% | 8.2% |
| Pie | 2.26 | 46.3 | 14.4% | 33.1% | 12.6% | 1980 | $580 | 6.7% | 80.8% | 19.2% |
| North Matewan | 1.98 | 60.2 | 10.3% | 19.0% | 2.9% | 1981 | $750 | 5.1% | 78.8% | 21.2% |
| Matewan | 2.39 | 41.8 | 14.5% | 31.4% | 15.7% | 1983 | $479 | 8.3% | 77.9% | 10.9% |
| Lobata | 2.65 | 52.1 | 6.7% | 11.0% | 25.5% | 1980 | $760 | 3.9% | 80.7% | 25.7% |
| McCarr | 2.38 | 40.2 | 3.0% | 32.4% | 12.0% | 1984 | $598 | 5.4% | 79.1% | 8.9% |
| Rawl | 1.94 | 52.5 | 12.2% | 6.3% | 29.0% | 1985 | $504 | 3.2% | 68.6% | 0.0% |
| Hampden | 2.56 | 47.2 | 5.2% | 11.7% | 17.0% | 1991 | $781 | 7.8% | 93.5% | 3.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Varney. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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